1. Define Urbanisation
Urbanisation means the increase in the proportion of population of a country who live in the urban areas.
2. Who looks into the elections of the Municipalities?
According to the Indian Constitution, "the superintendent, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for and the conduct of all elections to the Municipalities shall be vested in the State Election Commission".
3. Why did Surat come into notice earlier in 1990?
The city of Surat had a plague scare in 1994. Surat was one of the dirtiest cities in India.
4. What was the reason for the spread of plague in Surat?
The main reasons for the epidemic plague in Surat were the unhealthy sewerage conditions and the insufficient health infrastructure.
5. What are the public amenities?
Public amenities are facilities or benefits continuously offered to the general public for their use or enjoyment, with or without any charge for example, the essential services like arrangement of drinking water, lights, hospitals, education, etc.
6. Who is a ‘District Collector’?
A District Collector is a Central Indian Government Officer who is in charge of the government of a district in a state. He is the most powerful official of the district.
7. Who is a ‘Session Judge’?
A District Judge is also called the “Metropolitan Session Judge”. He presides over a District Court in a city which is designated as a metropolitan area by the State Government. A Session Judge conducts or administers the highest Criminal Court in a district.
8. What is Grant-in-Aid?
A Grant-in aid given to the local bodies by the government for meeting their expenditures.
9. Who is a Mayor?
The presiding officer or the Chairman of a Municipal Corporations is called a Mayor.
10. Define the term ‘Octroi’.
The duty levied on goods brought into towns is called an Octroi.
11. What is Municipality?
Municipality is the local body of a city having a large population.
12. What is the meaning of a town?
If the urban habitat with a population between ten thousand to twenty thousand then it should be should a town.
13. Give any four examples of metropolitan cities in India.
The four famous metropolitan cities in India are Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.